Dinghys packed with people going across the Shitalakkhya in Bandar area of Narayanganj, currently a hotspot of Covid-19 outbreak. Clearly, the message of social distancing is lost on the people who are not only risking their health but also that of others around. The photos were taken yesterday. Photo: Anisur Rahman
Dinghys packed with people going across the Shitalakkhya in Bandar area of Narayanganj, currently a hotspot of Covid-19 outbreak. Clearly, the message of social distancing is lost on the people who are not only risking their health but also that of others around. The photos were taken yesterday. Photo: Anisur Rahman
Two toddlers enjoying a meal sitting on the street near TSC on Dhaka University campus while there is a long line of people behind waiting for their turn to receive the handout provided by a member of the DU students’ union. Photo:
Amran Hossain
An old man sitting on the footpath waiting for someone to appear on the otherwise deserted Moulana Bhasani Road in the capital and give him something to eat. The underprivileged and vulnerable groups have been hit the hardest by the coronavirus pandemic. The photo was taken yesterday. Photo:
Firoz Ahmed
Women and children sit on the asphalt while waiting for the truck of the Trading Corporation of Bangladesh from which they will be able to buy essentials at affordable prices. The sudden loss of income due to the coronavirus have rendered many unable to pay the full retail prices. Photo:
Amran Hossain
As people struggle to make a living amid the shutdown, this elderly rickshaw-puller has decided he will not bow down to the virus. He puts on his bright orange protective suit, goggles and mask, and goes out every day amid the coronavirus outbreak, looking for passengers in the deserted city. The photo was taken near the High Court recently. Photo:
Firoz Ahmed
Attendants wait outside as patients who were previously in Dhaka Medical College Hospital’s burn unit get transferred to the newly constructed Sheikh Hasina National Institute of Burn and Plastic Surgery. The previous burn unit is being transformed into a facility for Covid-19 patients. The photo was taken yesterday. Photo: Anisur Rahman
